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Japanese Bank Believes Intel’s Stock Value Will Rise on CPU Price Cuts

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Analyst Vijay Rakesh from the large Japanese Mizuho Bank raised his stock price target for Intel from $60 to $64 , believing that Intel's recent price cuts on its Cascade Lake CPUs will make the company more competitive against AMD. Intel’s current share price is flat at $58.25 pre-market.

In October, Intel announced that its Cascade Lake-X CPUs would be about $57 per core, compared to the $103


Nvidia Super GPUs Reportedly Landing On Mobile Next Year

Nvidia Mobile Super Series

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Notebookcheck reports that Nvidia will reportedly give its mobile GeForce RTX and GTX lineup the Super treatment. The Green Team is likely preparing the new mobile GeForce Super series to fend off AMD's existing RX 5500M and future RX 5700M and RX 5300M.

The mobile GeForce Super models are rumored to launch around March 2020, but you can probably expect a reveal before then, perhaps as soon as CES


Monero Crytocurrency's Website Infected With Coin-Stealing Malware

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Malicious actors have hacked and infected the official website of Monero, one of the most popular anonymous cryptocurrencies, it announced Tuesday. A Monero user found the coin-stealing malware in a downloadable Linux command line binary.

The user discovered the binary was infected when he attempted to check if the calculated cryptographic hash for the downloaded Monero wallet binary matches the hash that was presented on the site. He learned that the downloaded file showed a different SHA256 hash.

He then alerted the Monero


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Biostar: AMD B550 Motherboards Are Ready (Update)

Biostar Racing B450GT3 motherboard

Biostar Racing B450GT3 motherboard (Image credit: Biostar)

Update, November 20, 9:39 a.m.: Biostar claims that the information published in Brainbox's interview was "incorrect," but didn't specify what exactly was incorrect. Brainbox has removed specific mention of the chipsets from its live article on the site. Our original story is below.

Korean media Brainbox's latest interview with Biostar Product Manager Vicky Wang has revealed some pretty interesting information about forthcoming AMD


Snag a 27-inch 144Hz QHD FreeSync Monitor for $319.99

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If you're looking to snag a 27-inch QHD FreeSync monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate, ASUS's MG278Q is selling at Newegg for an all-time low of $319.99 with free shipping. That's 20% off the current MSRP.


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IC Insights Confirms Intel's Retaking of the Semiconductor Throne

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Samsung's time atop the semiconductor market was short-lived. The company managed to overtake Intel as the market leader in 2017, but according to an IC Insights report published earlier this week, the processor-maker has retaken its throne even though its worldwide sales actually declined between 2018 and 2019.

IC Insights said that Intel sold roughly $69.88 million worth of semiconductors in 2018; it's expected


Logitech’s G910 Orion Spark Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is On Sale at $90 (31% off!)

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Keyboard deals are few and far between this close to Black Friday , but we’ve found a good one. Logitech’s G910 Orion Spark RGB mechanical gaming keyboard is on sale at Newegg for just $90, that’s around $40 (or 31%) off it’s usual price across multiple retailers, or $90 off if you look at Logitech’s website directly.

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What Tom's Hardware is Shopping for on Black Friday 2019

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Black Friday isn’t just one day; it’s an entire holiday deals season that starts in mid-November and goes well into December. And while we’re also supposed to be buying gifts for friends and relatives, we’re also shopping for ourselves (if you know someone who buys $1,500 gaming PCs for their friends, please introduce me to them).  This is a great time to buy those last few components you need to complete your


G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4-2666 Review: Voluminous Value For B360 & H370

Our Verdict

The further we get from last year’s H370/B360 chipset launch, the more inadequate its DDR4-2666 limit appears. Fortunately, G.Skill’s Ripjaws V allows board buyers who got stuck with this low data rate to pay only a very small penalty for their prior decision.

For

  • Far cheaper than competing DDR4-2666 kits, with similar performance
  • Highly tunable for further latency reduction

Against

  • More “fast enough” than fast
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Best Tech Stocking Stuffers 2019: Cheap Gifts for Enthusiasts

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Many tech gifts are big and expensive, but they don't have to be. Holiday expenses all add up, so you'll likely want to get some friends and family members lower-cost items. We've collected a few of our favorite small and somewhat affordable gifts that you can give as stocking stuffers or as little extra treats during the holiday season.

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